Object-holder



G. W. DRIGGS AND R. HENKE.

OBJECT HOLDER.-

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25. 1919.

1 ,346 ,9441, Patented July 20, 1920 jam/TU: Gepqye 4 flank R. Iinke UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

GEORGE W. DRIGGS AND FRANK R. HENKE, 0F ELYRIA, OHIO.

OBJECT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJuly 20, 1920.

Application filed April 26, 1919. Serial No. 292,890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W'. Dnrccs and FRANK R. Hunks, both citizens of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Object-Holders; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to means for holding objects, and especially for holding such bottles as milk bottles, our aim, being to produce a device which can be'conveniently, cheaply and easily manufactured and attached to such a support as a building wall, where it can be utilized for holding such objects'as milk bottles. \Ve aim to produce such a device in which a milkman can very quickly place the bottle, and, if necessary, lock it. The device supports the bottle in such a way that it cannot be overturned by dogs or other unauthorized agencies. The particular embodiment which we illustrate can also be utilized for holding newspapers, letters etc.

Ne may also provide a device in which the bottle and newspaper means employ common members, whereby the article is cheapened and condensed.

Other objects of our invention and the in vention itself will probably be better understood from a description of an embodiment of the invention. V

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofan embodiment of our invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, illustrating the manner in which a milk oottle is held.

Referring now to the drawing and to the embodiment shown therein, the embodiment of our invention is shown mounted on a wall and held by some suitable connecting means, such as screws or nails 5. The device f is constructed of some suitable material, such as wire. By using a single piece of wire, cheapness, compactness and convenience may be realized. The eyes 6 for the nails, screws or the like are formed by looping the wires at some convenient place. These nail loops should be closed, or nearly closed and flattened to form a substantial bearing surface where they rest against the wall. The wire at one end of each of these eyes is turned at right angles, or substantially at right angles, to the supporting wall 3, as shown at 7-7' and extended outwardly some distance from said walls. A portion'S of the wire is turned down from the portion 7 substantially at right angles thereto and at 9 a hinge eye is formed by coiling the wire. In the embodiment shown, the wire is coiled a single time, as shown at 10.

A spring-mouthed loop 11 for the object to be held is then formed extending substantially perpendicular to the supporting wall, and back toward the supporting wall from the eye 10. The size of the loop 11, of course, can be varied to suit the structure to be supported. In the embodiment shown, this loop is large to fit the neck of a milk bottle. Q11 the end of the loop 11 we form a small bar-eye loop 12 by bending the wire back upon itself, as shown at 13. In the embodiment shown the loop 12 is open at 11 for a purpose to be described. The wire is then turned upward to form an upright portion 15- which connects with the lateral member 7. The wire, of course, is flexible and springy. The distance between the loops 9 and 12 should-be less than the diameter of the neck of the bottle, so that the bottle is forced between these portions and into the loop 11. The ends of the loop then close about the neck of the bottle, holding it in the loop, or the mouth 39 of the loop may be made large enough to permit a narrow portion of the bottle to pass, but too narrow to permit the part of the bottle next to the mouth to pass without considerable effort. Should, however, it be desired to more firmly fasten the bottle in theholder, or to lock it there, .a link 20 is formed with an eye 21 on one end connecting with the eye 8 of the support l, and with an eye 22 on the free end, which is of such size that it can be conveniently forced over the loop 12. The mouth part 1% of the loop 12 being narrower than the body portion thereof, the link will be held in position upon the support. If desired, a padlock may be applied in the loop or loop eye 12 to lock the bottle upon the support.

Upright members 30 are provided which may be integral with the piece of wire used to form the eye 6 and the support 4. The wire is turned over at 31 to form U-shaped spring portions 40 with the downwardly ex tending arm 32 and outwardly extending arms 33. The outwardly extending arms are parallel to and above the members 7 and 7. The ends 34 of the arms 33 are turned ,upward a'ndaway from the arms 7. A

newspaper, or other object, may be inserted between the arms 33 and 7 and when so inserted will be held between these arms, the

- -U,-shaped portions 10 acting as a spring to force the arms 33 downward and tightly hold the newspaper in thesupport.

Letters or similar objects may be inserted between the arms 33 and the supporting wall.

.. The elbows between the portions 32 and r 33 are conveniently curved, as shown at 11,

improving the appearance of the device, and

facilitating its manufacture. If a part ofthe article held between 7-7 and 33 is pushed behind 41 or 32, it will the better be held in place. By turning up the ends 3470f the arms 33, the paper can the better be inserted.

In forming the screw eyes 6, the wire is bent, as shown at 45, outward from the 7 member 30, on the vertical, as the device is illustratedin the drawing looped about as I 15 are best inclined inwardly, as shown in shown at 46 and inward and upward, as shownat ll. The depending members 8 and Fig. 2, aiding in resisting the opening of the bottle holding loop.

It will be seenthat the parts 33 and the parts 7 cooperate to hold the paper and that these parts, as well as the parts for holding thebottle, are made of a single piece of wire in the embodiment shown. The devices can be quickly and conveniently made upon machinery and the use of a single piece of wire greatly facilitates ,the operation.

Ive have shown this particular embodiment of our invention and these particular details for the purpose of better illustrating our invention. Itwill be understood by those skilled in the art that numerous and extensive departures may be made from both the form and details shown, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1. In a device of the class described, the.

combination of eyes for screws, supporting 3 members connected to said screw eyes and extending therefrom, a spring mouthed loop for holding bottles or the like and means for connecting. said supporting members and said loop together, a bar eye formed at each end of said loop, a bar hinged in one of 7 said eyes for connecting the ends t of the loop, together, said eyes for screws, 'said supporting members, said inter-connecting members and said bar eyes and said loop all made of a single piece of wire. f

2. In a device of the class'described, the combination of supporting members, eyes for screws, one on an end of each of said supporting members through which the device is connected to a wall or other support, a bottle holding loop connected to'said supporting, members, a bar eye on each end of said loop, one of which is closed and the other of which'is open, a bar' hinged in'the closedbar eye and provided with an eye to fit over the open bar eye, said eyes for screws, said supporting members, said loop and said bar eyes all beingmade from the same piece of wire.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair of eyes for screws, a supporting member extending from each of said eyes, said supporting members being parallel or substantially parallel, a pair of depending members, one connected to each of said supporting members, a bottle holding loop connected at one end to oneof said hingedin the closed bar eye and provided on the other end with an eye which fits over the open spring loop.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto siggned our names this 23rd day of April, 1 19. I V

GEORGE W. DRIGGS. FRANK R. HENKE; 

